Villa Cresta Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Baltimore, Maryland, Villa Cresta Elementary educates 609 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Baltimore County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Baltimore County Public Schools runs 177 schools in total, collectively educating 110,872 students. Villa Cresta Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Villa Cresta Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Baltimore County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Villa Cresta Elementary logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Villa Cresta Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Villa Cresta Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 37.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Baltimore County indicate median household income runs about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Baltimore County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), Villa Cresta Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is White Oak School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Villa Cresta Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 609 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 35% over that span.

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